I start my journey home tomorrow..

I am heading to Switzerland tomorrow afternoon to visit my friend Sue and her family. I will be there for 2 days. I am very excited to see them, it will be nice to see a familiar face. It also will be snowing when I get their!!

It was really strange having my last day here. I was packing up all my stuff and almost started crying. Its weird to think that this time last year I had decided to come here. Its even weirder that its over. I am very excited to come home, but nervous at the same time. I feel like I have done a lot of growing and changing, it will be interesting to see how that growth and change will fit into my life at home.

I will post pictures of my trip when I get a chance. See you all on Sunday... Ciao

This is for you Mom...

Things that I would like to be greeted with when arriving back in the states :)

Along with your beautiful face mother I would really like...

A EXTRA LARGE Diet coke with a lime, a bag of chocolate covered gummy bears, and my Iphone :)

Thanks Mom your the greatest :)

hahaha

Tomorrow is my last day in Roma... see you guys in 5 days.

its all coming to an end.. but first...

I moved out of my apartment yesterday. It was not the ending I was hoping for, but life is filled with ups and downs. I moved into kim's house and will be here for the next 5 days. Her and her husband went to london so I am watching her kids. Its going to be a very relaxing next couple of days. I am excited to hang out with the kids, they are super fun!

I leave for Switzerland on Thursday morning to hang out with Sue and her family.

only bad part.. its going to take me 7 hours to get their.. I have to go all the way to london, where I have a 4 hour lay over and then back down to Switzerland.

Then I'll be home at 1:30 next Sunday! See you all then !

packing problem

If you a consitent reader of my blog you would know that when I packed to come to Roma I used the vacuum seal method and that my bags weighed 51 pounds. This time I have choosen the folding method since I dont have a vacuum to seal the bags this time around.

well I sent one bag back a couple of months ago with all my summer stuff. I did not pack the bag full like i did the first time because i wanted to keep some stuff.

SO now I am left with this problem.. I have enough stuff to fit into 2 bags... but I only have one bag.. BIG PROBLEMS...

any ideas????

Christmas Time in Roma

It is officially Christmas time here in Roma. These pictures do no justice to how cute it looks! but they have put up all the lights around the city and I love it. I cant wait for Christmas and to be with my family and friends. 10 more days.

Things i am looking forward too...

This list has no order of importance and is kind of lame. haha

1. No more skype dates
2. manicures and pedicures
3. Getting my hair done
4. driving my car
5. going to Pavilions
6. Starbucks ( I am so use to italian coffee, I am afraid starbucks is going to be to sweet for me)
7. a nice big comfy bed
8. Toco Loco
9. Santanas
10. In n Out
11. My family (ressie)
12. friends
13. long hot shower
14. clean clothes
15. warm whether
16. dell toco
17. San Diego
18. English
19. nice respectable guys
20. salads with real dressing on it
21. For some reason I have been daydreaming about driving my car past the RSM lake...? random!
22. going to Laguna Beach
23. A mall/ shopping center
24. Things to be open at a normal time
25. Disneyland

MIA

Sorry I have not blogged in a while but its finals week.. so not much to blog about..

I had my marketing final yesterday. Monday is accounting and history. Wednesday is business Communications.

A few prayers would be great. Please and thank you.

Ill be home in 14 days!

Kaleigh's visit to Roma!

Kaleigh came to visit me for a week during Thanksgiving. It was so great to have my friend here. I showed her all around Roma and we also took a trip to Florence. The trip was filled with so many great memories that we will laugh about forever. Here are some pictures of our time together.

Trevi Fountain
The Pantheon
Roman Forum
Look how cute this kid is!
Outside the Colosseum
Inside the colosseum
Tigers...
We played lazier tag with these random Italians...
Kaleigh with some italian men <3

Spanish Steps
Random ladies house... She made good coffee
Thanksgiving Breakfast
Inside the Duomo
Outside the Duomo
The David. Kind of. We did see the real one but you cant take pictures. Lame.
JUMP!
Florence
Florence
I slipped....

My trip to the Doctors

I have been sick for the past couple of days with a nasty sinus infection. Being sick in a foreign country totally sucks.

It makes me really appreciate the comforts of home. Going to the doctors is so easy. You get in your car, look at what room and floor the Dr. is on and take the elevator to the room. This was not my experience with trying to find the Doctors office.

I got on a tram that took me to a bus that i was suppose to go 9 stops and get off, but i lost track after 3. (Remind you i was sick) So i took a taxi. He dropped me off on the other side of town. I continued on my journey and walked 4 blocks in the wrong direction. after realizing i was going the wrong way i finally found the building. I walked down a sketchy alleyway and picked a random door. I rang the first door i saw and they buzzed me in.. It was a leather shop.. they told me (well pointed because i don't know italian) to walk through the door in the back of the shop. I laughed at first because i thought it was a closet, when i realized they were serious i just started walking up the stairs. I randomly decided to stop on the third floor, probably because i could not breathe any long and buzzed the first door i saw. Lucky me I got the right door.

Now why would i ever think to look in a leather shop for a doctors office... OH italy you continue to surprise me!

On the way home the taxi drive tried to double the price, but i caught him... he yelled bad things to me all the way home... it was really awkward. :/

Sorry no pictures this time... to sick to take them.

Becky in ROMA

Becky is here in Roma and it has been so great! Today I found becky at the vatican and I took her to chinese food! she was really excited, they dont have chinese in Florence. Then we went back to my apartment and laid in my bed for like 4 hours and talk about life. It has been so great having her here. I missed my best friend. Then we went on a really long walk and ran into the Trevi Fountain.

Florence and Siena

This weekend we went to Florence and Siena. We went to Siena with Kim and her family. It was so much fun and so beautiful! They then went home and we headed by bus to Florence. There we got to see becky and the beautiful city. Here are some great pictures from the trip.

Kim's kids. (Tommy, Colby, and Conrick)


The view from the top

So we climbed to the top of the tower. 416 steps!


Becky and I
The family.